Stove-pipe shelf



(ModeL) J. KURTIS.

STOVE PIPE SHELF.

Patented May 8, 1883.

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JOSEPH KURTIS, OF SPRINGFIELD, OHIO.

STOVE-PIPE SHELF.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No.'27'7,294, dated May 8,1883.

Application filed March16,1883. (ModeL) To all whom it may concern,

Be itknown that I, JOSEPHKURTIS, a citizen of the United States,residing at Springfield, in the county of Clarke and State of Ohio,

have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Stove-Pipe Shelvesand I do declare the following to be full, clear, and exact descriptionof the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to whichit appertains tomake and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures of referencemarked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention has relation to improvements in stove-pipe shelves.

It consists, essentially, in the sockethavin g guide-grooves on theinner or adjacent faces of its side walls, and the shank having pins toslide in these grooves, andprovided with a suitable stop adapted to reston the shank, whereby the shelf is firmly supported, and in otherimprovements, as will be hereinafter described, and pointed out in theclaims.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a plan view of the supporting-band, socket,shelf, &c. Fig. 2 is a detail view of the hinge. Fig. 3 shows the shelfhanging down when not in use. Fig. 4 is a vertical section of a modifiedform of the socket. Fig. 5 is a plan view of the under side ofthe'socket and shelf-shank. Fig. 6 is aside view of the socket, shelf,and shank. Fig. 7 is a vertical section ofthe socket. Fig. 8 isa sideview of the shank and aportion of the shelf. Fig. 9 shows a modificationin the construction of the socket and shank; and Fig. 10 is a detailview of the hinge of the supporting-band, illustrating the manner ofseparating the sections of the band.

The supporting-band is composed of the sections a a. The section a isprovided with the hooks a on its rear end. These hooks are bent over andback almost to the back of I the section, as shown, with just sufficientspace to permit the pin on the section a to escape be tween the end ofthe hooks and the side of the main portion of the section. There is asufficient space between these hooks to admit the lug, which is extendedfrom the end of the section a. This lug a is bent back from the end ofthe section a, and is provided with pins a, which are caught within thehooks a in the operation of coupling the sections. The lug is made of athickness to fit snugly, between the hooks a and at its connection withthe main portion of the section shoulders a areformed, which bearagainst the outer side of the hooks a and prevent the pins a fromescaping from the books at until thesection a has been swung back toabout the position shown in Fig. 10, when the'sections may be detached,as shown in dotted lines, same figure. This,construction forms aconvenient hinge for the supporting-band, which will permit the sectionsof same to be detached when so desired, and yet prevents their fallingapart, with any usual opening of the same for the purpose of placing theband on or removing it from a stove-pipe in the operation of the device.This hinge is arranged at what, for convenience of reference, I call therear side of the band. The sections are secured at their opposite endsby bolt and nut a (0 passed through lugs, as shown.

The sockets b are extended radially from the supporting-band, and thenumber employed may be more or less, according to the number of shelvesdesired to be used. I prefer to use the supporting-band butit will beunderstood that, when so desired, these sockets may be riveted orotherwise secured directly to the stovepipe, in which case thesupporting-band would be unnecessary. They are constructed with the topplate, I and the side plates, 1) b These side plates or walls extendbeyond the top plate, as shown in Fig, 7, and they are'cut away at theirinner ends to permit the pin on on theshelf-shank to be passedinto thegrooves formed on the inner or adjacent faces of the side walls. Thesegrooves b extend to near the outer ends of the side walls, and are bypreference curved downward, as shown in Fig. 7, or provided with adepression at their outer ends, as shown in Fig. 4. This is to permitthe-shelf to hang down, as shown in Fig. 3, when not in use. Thisdepression or notch adds security and decreases the liability of theshelves being jarred or knocked out of the socket; but it will be seenthat the grooves could be made in the same plane their full length,though I prefer to make them as shown in Fig. 7 or in Fig. 4, for thereason above stated. 0n the upper edge of the side walls,

which are extended beyond the top plate, I form notches or depressionsb, in which the lugs on the shank rest.

The shanks c are provided at or near their inner ends with short pins orstuds 0', which are adapted to slide in the grooves b and they have lugsc projected laterally from their upper edges in position to rest in thenotches 72 This notch may be'large enough to receive the lug, or small,to receive a projection or feather formed thereon, as will beunderstood. I prefer to use the lugs and to project the side wallsbeyond the top plate of the socket; but where so desired a hook orsimilar construction may be formed on the shank in position to bear onthe socket and form a stop, substantially as shown in Fig. 9. Thisavoids the extension of the side walls, and also the forming of laterallugs on the shank, and may be used where so desired 5 but I prefer theconstruction shown in Figs. 1, 5, 6, 7, and 8, and before described.

In operation the shank is inserted under the socket, so that thepins 0may enter the grooves b along which they are moved until the lugs 0 onthe shank'have passed the outer ends of the socket, when the shank isswung up, the pins 0 forming a pivot, until the lugs are above thesocket, when the shank is pushed back, so

' that the lugs will rest on the extended portions of the side walls.The operation is substantially the same where the hook shown in Fig. 9or other suitable stop is employed. The manner of removing the shank orof suspending the same in the position shown in Fig. 3 will be readilyunderstood from the drawings and the description before given.

In some cases it is desirable to have a rod or bar for holding clothsbeing dried. For this purpose I secure my shank on the end of a rod, andit will serve as well as for a shelf.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, 1s-- 1. In a stove-pipe shelf, the combination, withthe socket having guide-grooves formed on the inner or adjacent faces ofits side walls, of the shank having pins projected laterally from itsinner end, in position to slide in the guide-grooves, and a suitablestop secured to the shank and adapted to rest on top of the socket,substantially as set forth.

2. In a stove-pipe shelf, the combination of the socket adapted to besecured to the stovepipe, and having guide-grooves formed on the inneror adjacent faces of its depending side walls, and having the said wallsprojected beyond its top plate, and the shelf-shank having pinsprojected laterally from its end, in position to slide in theguide-grooves, and lugs projected laterally from its sides in positionto rest on the projected ends of the side walls,

substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

3. In a stove-pipe shelf, the combination of the socket havingguide-grooves formed in the inner faces of its depending walls, the saidgrooves being depressed or made lower at or near their outer ends, andthe shank having pins adapted to slide in the guide-grooves, andprovided with a suitable stop adapted to bear on the socket,substantially as specified.

4. In a stove-pipe shelf, the combination of the socket having its sidewalls extended beyond its top plate, and having guide-grooves formed onthe inner faces of its side walls, depressed or made lower at or neartheir outer ends, and the shank having pins projectedlaterally from itsends'in position to slide in the guide-grooves of the socket, and havinglugs projected from its sides in position to rest on the extendedportions of the side pieces of the socket, substantially as and for thepurposes set forth.

5. In a stove-pipe shelf, the combination, with the shelf-supporting armor socket provided with longitudinal guide-grooves, formed opposite toeach other, of the shelf-shank pro vided with pins or studs arranged andadapted to slide in the guide-grooves, and means whereby the shelf islocked and held in a horizontal position, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOSEPH KURTIS.

Witnesses:

J. K. ll/IOWER, B. F. WEIGEL.

